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"Emotionally draining": relatives of Al Falah University students uncertain on what to do in light of the terror investigation

Al Falah Medical College is plagued by uncertainty and worry as a result of the white collar terror module crackdown that brought it to light earlier this month. First-year MBBS students at Al-Falah Medical College resumed their regular classes on Thursday, despite the fact that probe agencies are looking into a number of organizations connected to the medical college in relation to the Red Fort blast and terror module.
Dr. Umar ul Nabi, an assistant professor at Al Falah Medical College, was purportedly at the wheel of the tragic vehicle that exploded outside Delhi's Red Fort on November 10. In addition to teaching at the same private medical college, Dr. Muzammil Shakil was the owner of a rented home in Dauj village, Haryana, from which security forces discovered a large cache of explosives prior to the Delhi blast.

Heavy police presence on Thursday contributed to the apprehension of students and parents who were accompanying their wards to the school, which is currently under public and media attention, as the kids trickled back to the controversial site.
After investigators expanded their investigation to include faculty members allegedly connected to Umar, who taught fourth-year students, a number of parents at Al Falah who traveled from cities like Chandigarh, Lucknow, Delhi, and Haldwani told HT they were still having difficulty determining whether the campus was safe.
Concerned parents and students
A student's father stated that he can't determine whether to remove her daughter from the varsity. In a panic, we requested her to come home right away.

He claimed that the family was shaken by the events surrounding the university.
Sushil Mehta, a different father, expressed similar worries, stating that the college needed to restore confidence in light of recent occurrences. "My son put forth a lot of effort to get here. But after the news broke, our terror was real. The college must reestablish trust, speak honestly, and make sure our kids are protected. Transparency is all we seek," Mehta, a resident of Lucknow, stated.
Students informed HT that earlier this week, faculty members and the vice-chancellor attended counseling sessions to reassure them. A first-year student stated, "They told us things would settle down and not to pay attention to rumors." Additionally, the administration cautioned students not to engage with strangers and not to post unreliable material online.

The situation was described as "emotionally exhausting" by a recent arrival from Haldwani, Uttarakhand. "After watching the news, my folks called nonstop. Even if I wasn't sure myself, I had to reassure them. I will lose a year if I withdraw now. But what would happen if circumstances worsen?
According to a another student, both students who attended Dr. Umar's classes and those who had little intellectual interaction were required to make statements.
Due to reports from students that they are constantly being watched by officers and guards, restrictions have been tightened on campus. Another student remarked, "There's no normal college life left."

The founder of Al Falah is being investigated
Authorities in Madhya Pradesh issued a demolition order for the ancestral home of Al-Falah University founder Jawad Ahmed Siddiqui at the same time as classes at Al Falah Medical College resumed.
The organization is already being investigated for financial irregularities and terror. Following raids at more than 25 locations in Delhi and Faridabad, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) detained Siddiqui on Tuesday and confined him for 13 days.
Al-Falah University allegedly amassed ₹415.1 crore in non-donation revenue that the ED believes are "proceeds of crime," enriching itself "at the cost of students’ trust, future and legitimate expectations," according to the probe agency.
Three days ago, Jawad's brother, Hamood Ahmed Siddiqui, was also taken into custody by Indore Police in relation to five ongoing fraud and rioting cases.